Publications by authors named "Z Ertug"

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in serum levels of S100β, neuron-specific enolase, glial fibrillary acidic protein in living donors and recipients after kidney transplantation.

Methods: We enrolled 56 patients into the study. Of these, 27 underwent donor nephrectomy (group D), and the remaining 29 underwent kidney transplantation (recipient, group R).

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Background: The effects of hyperoxemia on the transplanted grafts arouse interest nowadays, particularly intraoperative hyperoxemia, on transplant kidney function and survival in the 1-year post-operative period.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the effect of post-perfusion (5 min after perfusion) hyperoxemia on early graft function and survival in renal transplant recipients.

Methods: Two hundred forty-seven living donor kidney transplant recipients were included in the study.

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Background And Aims: This study aimed to evaluate plasma neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100β levels in orthotopic liver transplantation.

Materials And Methods: A total of 56 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation were divided into 3 groups. Healthy donors (group D), end-stage liver failure (ESLF) patients (recipient, group R), and ESLF patients diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy (HE, group HE).

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Objective: Preemptive transplantation cannot be performed for all patients because of the limited number of donors. This study aimed to evaluate the perioperative effects of dialysis before renal transplantation.

Methods: In this study, we retrospectively investigated 666 patients who underwent kidney transplantation at our centre.

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Due to surgical technical difficulties, inferior vena cava (VCI) thrombosis is contraindicated for renal transplantation in pediatric patients. Of 287 pediatric renal transplantations, 3 patients (9, 12, and 19 kg, respectively) with end-stage renal failure, who had VCI thrombosis at the level of renal vein, underwent end-to-end anastomosis to the proximal aspect of VCI for venous drainage. The latest creatinine values of the patients, who were in the postoperative 56(th), 28(th), and 14(th) months, were 0.

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